The influence of labile dietary methyl donors on the arginine requirement of young broiler chicks

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1142-1148

  Chamruspollert, M ^a   Pesti, G M ^a   Bakalli, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Betaine; Broiler; Methionine; Methyl donor

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

ARGININE; BETAINE; CREATINE; METHIONINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHYLATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BETAINE; CHICKENS; CREATINE; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; MALE; METHIONINE; METHYLATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036673348     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.8.1142     Document Type: Article

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